Nevada County picayune., 1887-01-05
Quite a number of our subscri.

tguitC VI Oah bers have contributed to our "mis- sionery box" since last issue, among them we remember: H Renter of Wallaceburg; Henry Woodull. Clayton; J R Cheatham, Dobyville; W T and T F Hendrix, Rosston; J E Shell, Caney; J F Britt, Prescott. Many, many thanks.
 1 We wish our correspondents a Happy New Year. One or two have dropped out lately, but there yet remains one al each of the follow ing places: Bourland's Store, Elm met, Boughton, Laneburg, Willis vile, Clancy, Honeaville and An tioch We are proud of our cor respondents. and hope to continue all of them as our co laborers.
 Prescott and Nevada county are now free from the thralldom of King Alcohol. We are truly glad to know our people seem to be so heartily in favor of enforcing the law. Let a healthy public senti- ment, in favor of temperance, be continually cultivated and kept up. and we are satisfied new ear of prosperity will dawn upon the county.
 We want boy about fifteen years of age, as an apprentice to the art preseryative, and will take pains with an earnest, industrious, obedi- ent boy, and learn him the trade in detail. Such d boy can secure a good place with us. Good. exper- fenced printers are in demand everywhere, and command from s to sG,50 d day, so you see it is a good business.
 The Christmas entertainments of the different Sunday schools all passed off very nicely. The Methodists had the Star of Beth, lehem,' the Presbyterian ''Rem- deer Sleigh" and the Christian a Christmas tree. A column or more might easily be written de. , scriptive of them All were very crcditable and beautiful, and pleased everybody.
 A largo number of tue best citi. zens of Prescott and vicinity have united in a temperance organiza- ton, known as a Law and Order League" The membership, we : learn is now over d hundred and rapidly increasing. Several en- thusiastic meetings nave been held. We are glad this important step is taken to enliven the temperance cause, and help enforce prohibi- tion.
 Clerk Terry requests us to tell the people that he has had all of the books. making allowances in scrip, since the organization of the county, properly indeXed, and that it IS unnecessary to pay any per son for hunting up scrip on old scores, as he will issue all old al- lowances without pay. By making inquiry any person can find out whether or not they have any scrip not yet taken up.
 We will club the New York Weekly World and the PICAYUNE for S2.50-this amount paying for both papers one year. Asa premi' um on such subscriptions, the Worlds Chronological History of the United States, beautifully il- lustrated and well.bound volume, will be given away. This valuable , work is worth the price asked for both papers. Call and see sample of if al our office.
 Special attention is called to the double column advertisement ol the Hinton Drug Go. A new mem Der has been added to the firm Mir Claude Hinton. Also addi ton to the stock of full line ol family grOcecies, etc. Mir. Claude Hinton, d most worthy young man comes from North Arkansas here and going in with his uncle, will take charge of the store as mana ger We wish the new firm great success,
 The editor fthis paper enjoyed very much a ramble through cen. tral Texas, during the holidays. , We stopped at Waco, Temple . McGregor and Gatesville, and was highly pleased with the entire section. Although the soil is so : rich and seams sn paSify cultivated